Ruling Russia – Politics & Administration in the Age of Absolutism: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796 (Princeton Legacy Library) - Hardcover

Ledonne, J

 
9780691054254: Ruling Russia – Politics & Administration in the Age of Absolutism: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796 (Princeton Legacy Library)

Synopsis

This book explores thoroughly the reforms of Russian administration from 1775 to 1785, this work also reaches beyond Catherine's reign to challenge established opinions on the nature of eighteenth-century Russian government and the autocracy of the tsars.

Originally published in 1984.

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About the Author

John P. LeDonne is a Senior Research Associate at the Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University. He is the author of The Russian Empire and the World, 1700-1917 (OUP, 1997), Absolutism and Ruling Class: The Formation of the Russian Political Order, 1700-1825 (OUP, 1991), and Ruling Russia: Politics and Administration in the Age of Absolutism, 1762-1796.

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